EVANSVILLE - The warmer weather conditions should stay in the Tri-State through the Easter weekend, butthere are chances for some precipitation at times, according to the current National Weather Service forecast.

Though today should be a couple degrees cooler than Thursday, the mercury should still reach the mid-50s, a definite improvement from earlier this week for those who yearned for season-appropriate weather. Officially, Thursday's high temperature was 56 degrees, according to the weather service. That was the warmest recorded reading since it reached 58 mark last Saturday. During the days in between the temperature failed to reach the 50-degree mark each day, a stretch that included a chilly 36-degree high on including on Monday when a chilly 36 degrees was recorded as the high.

According to the weather service, there is a slight chance of a shower this morning as well. On Saturday, the temperature is expected to break the 60-degree mark officially for the first time since March 16. The current forecast calls for cloudy skies, a gentle breeze and a high temperature of about 63 on Saturday.

Showers and a thunderstorm are likely Saturday night, but rain chances should move out before Easter morning, according to the weather service. Mostly sunny skies are expected during the day with the temperature again expected to top out in the low to mid 60s.